ADP NATA

Injury Prevention is a field of public health in which efforts are taken to reduce the likelihood of bodily injury. Unintentional Injuries are commonly considered accidental results of an accident like a car wreck. However, car wrecks and the injuries that result from car wrecks can be reduced by driving according to traffic safety laws and by wearing seat belts. So as our understanding of public safety increases, we realize that accidents and the injuries and deaths that result from them are not so accidental, but they are unintentional.  Unintentional injury mortality rates for Indian people are approximately three times higher than the combined all-U.S. races rate (IHS, Trends in Indian Health 2000-2001).

The California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc. (CRIHB) was awarded the Treatment/Recovery Technical Assistance (TA) and Training for the Native American Population contract by the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP).

The Treatment/Recovery Technical Assistance & Training for the Native     American Population contract provides 276 days of training and technical assistance, three California regional conferences, and a survey to determine the gaps in alcohol and other drugs services to Native Americans.

The purpose of this contract is to improve access to and assure the quality of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) prevention, treatment, and recovery program services for the Native population in California.

Through this contract, programs serving Native American populations can apply for shared cost or no cost technical assistance and training to reduce barriers, improve quality of services, and insure culturally-appropriate best practices. Training topics include, but are not limited to:

•         Culturally Appropriate Service Delivery
•         Co-occurring Disorders
•         Native American Parenting   
•         Youth Suicide Prevention
•         Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention/Treatment/Recovery
•         Domestic Violence Prevention Treatment
•         Healing for Multi-generational Trauma
•         Adult Children of Alcoholics Issues
•         Leadership Development Training
•         Strategic Planning
•         Team Building
•         Wellbriety Movement
•          And Other AOD-related Issues

Eligible applicants include AOD County Administrators, Indian Health Clinics, Indian education programs, Tribes/Reservations/Rancherias, Head Start Schools, Native American community-based organizations, and other programs serving the Native American population.

“At this time the funding for technical assistance and training consultants has been expended. However, resources are available to provide education/training materials, such as  the White Bison’s “The Red Road to Recovery,” “The Truth about the Lie,” or other books relating to prevention, treatment and recovery until April 14, 2010 when the Native American Technical Assistance and Training contract ends.

For more information or assistance with a TA Application, contact Deborah Kawkeka at:
4400 Auburn Blvd, 2nd Floor       
Sacramento, CA 95841
Office: 916-929-9761, ext. 1514    Fax: 916-929-7246       This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


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